Must-know facts and stats going into the BYU-Utah football game

Before 1972, it was almost a given that Utah would beat BYU. From 1922 to 1971, the Utes and Cougars met 47 times, and Utah dominated the series with a 38-5-4 record. If you want to include the six meetings between Utah and Brigham Young Academy during the 1890s, that series was split (3-3).

20 years of dominance? Please! Winning 19 of 21 is dominance. Utah is 13-7
over BYU in the past 20 years with 9 of those 13 wins being less than 7 points.
Edge, yes. Dominance....in your dreams. The fact is that these two programs
are recruiting the same level of talent and that is why the games are
consistently close (2011 notwithstanding). To Utah's credit, they hired
some great coaches and started caring about football. It has helped them get to
BYU's level, whereas for 25 years they were an afterthought. Nobody is
going to be dominant again Saturday night. Another close game decided by a play
or two.

Looking forward to another intense and interesting game. I hope the coaches
coach well, the players play well and the fans fan well. Lets have some fun and
root for our favorite team to win. Everyone stay cool and be grateful to live
in a blessed land where we can get fired up over a game. If we lived in Syria,
we would have a whole different perspective about life. Let this game be an
opportunity for some good sportsmanship and good will to emerge. Lets take that
good will and hold it up as a light to others and try to help make this crazy
world better somehow! Go Cougs!